Chapter Twenty-Three
Gift
Star gasped in surprise when they both caught sight of the sleek craft being air-dropped inside the rear perimeter fence. Long, with raised wings, its pure white hull was unblemished with neither a porthole window or portal visible. Not even a front viewscreen. A huge golden G inscribed on its aft section gleamed in the rays of the setting sun.
"What"s going on?" she whispered.
"Guess we"ll soon find out," Hunter murmured in her ear, and brought them down in an empty space, near where Time Merchant stood gawking at the arrival. Hunter released the protective bubble that surrounded them, and the world switched from sepia tones to full color. This close up, the ship was even more impressive.
"Any idea what this is about?" Hunter inquired of the Guardian.
Time
